Three rescue woman above Horseshoe Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.—A Niagara Parks Police sergeant and two city firefighters waded into the Niagara River on Tuesday night to rescue a woman screaming for help from above the Horseshoe Falls, authorities said. (Updated: 07/23/09 6:48 AM )
Jamaican citizen is due in court on murder charge
FORT ERIE, Ont.—A Jamaican citizen wanted in the United Kingdom on a murder charge is expected in court today for continuing proceedings in the case against him, Canada Border Services Agency officials reported Wednesday. (Updated: 07/23/09 6:48 AM )
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Two plead guilty, agree to forfeit $1 million
ST. CATHARINES, Ont.—Two Ontario men pleaded guilty last week to possession of property obtained by a crime and agreed to forfeit more than $1 million in American currency that was seized by Niagara Regional Police, Canadian officials reported Thursday. (Updated: 07/17/09 6:58 AM )
Canadian tolls lowered to match exchange rate
A stronger Canadian dollar has led the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission to reduce the Canadian toll rate to $3.75 from $4 for passenger vehicles crossing the three international bridges in Niagara County. (Updated: 07/17/09 6:58 AM )
Truck crossing bridge had 20 kilos of cocaine
FORT ERIE, Ont.—Canadian authorities Thursday announced the seizure of $2.7 million (Canadian dollars) worth of cocaine from a truck crossing over the Peace Bridge from Buffalo. (Updated: 07/17/09 6:58 AM )
Plans move ahead for high-rise condos
FORT ERIE, Ont.—Plans for twin high-rise condominiums at Crystal Beach moved ahead Monday as a Town Council committee voted to seek zoning approvals and hire a professional planner to review the proposal. (Updated: 07/16/09 6:58 AM )
Krull Park Beach closed for swimming
OLCOTT—The Niagara County Health Department closed Krull Park Beach on Lake Ontario to swimming Tuesday because of elevated bacteria levels found in water samples. The beach will be closed until further notice, and updates will be posted on the county Web site,
www.niagaracounty.com
. (Updated: 07/15/09 7:08 AM )
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Senate calls for study of border procedures
The U. S. Senate passed legislation last week calling for a study on ways to speed up the screening process for Amtrak passengers boarding trains that cross the U. S.-Canadian border. The bill was co-sponsored by three Democraticsenators— Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand, both of New York, and Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont. (Updated: 07/12/09 6:49 AM )
Canadian pleads guilty to illegal snake swap
LOCKPORT — A Canadian who brought 33 rare rattlesnakes over the border for what he thought was a trade with another snake enthusiast pleaded guilty Friday to a violation of state environmental law. (Updated: 07/11/09 6:58 AM )
Man denied entry to Canada charged with identity theft
A Middletown man who was denied entrance to Canada earlier this week faces federal fraud charges related to identity theft, U. S. Customs and Border Protection announced Friday. (Updated: 07/11/09 6:54 AM )
U. S., Canada agree to update pact on water quality
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — The United States and Canada vowed Saturday to update a key agreement to guard the Great Lakes from invasive species, new chemicals, the impact of climate change and any other potential threats. (Updated: 06/14/09 7:03 AM )
Man who pleaded guilty in van robbery gets 15 years
LOCKPORT — A Buffalo man who five years ago caused a fatal van-pedestrian crash, shot at a police officer and committed a kidnapping, a carjacking and another vehicle theft, was sentenced Friday to 15 years in state prison for the Niagara Falls portion of the crime spree. (Updated: 06/13/09 6:27 AM )
Agreeable Bush, Clinton strike cordial tone during joint forum
TORONTO — Former U. S. President George W. Bush called ex-President Bill Clinton “his brother,” and the two rarely disagreed in their first-ever appearance together on stage. (Updated: 05/31/09 6:36 AM )
Four teens accused of defacing memorial
WELLAND, Ont.—Four teenagers have been charged with the vandalism that defaced the Welland-Crowland War Memorial, located in the heart of of Chippawa Park. (Updated: 05/30/09 6:52 AM )
7 rescued from sinking boat
A Rochester-area couple in the right place at the right time Saturday morning rescued seven people moments after their fishing boat sank about a mile off the Lake Ontario shoreline at Newfane. (Updated: 05/24/09 6:06 AM )
CYSTIC FIBROSIS: The Western
New York Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will take part in Great Strides, the largest CF fundraiser in the country. Charity walks are scheduled for 11 a. m. Saturday at the Nichols School, 1250 Amherst St., Yates Park in Orchard Park, Veterans Park in the City of Tonawanda and Widewaters Park in Lockport. Sundayy at 11 a. m. in Island Park and noon at Lakewood Rod&Gun Club, 433 E. Terrace Ave., Lakewood. For details, call 686-9400. (Updated: 05/14/09 7:26 AM )
Policy paper calls for green design at Erie Canal Harbor
A community-based think tank has issued a policy paper on the Erie Canal Harbor development, calling for an appropriate site design, green design standards, involvement of locally owned retail businesses, living- wage jobs and residential access to the water. (Updated: 04/27/09 8:13 AM )
Pitt and sons: Legends at the Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.—People magazine may have named him “Sexiest Man Alive” twice, but even Brad Pitt looked a little goofy in his blue Maid of the Mist poncho. (Updated: 04/26/09 9:28 AM )
Power Authority pushes $1 billion lakeside wind farm
The state took its first step Wednesday to promote the construction of a large wind farm off the shores of Lake Erie or Lake Ontario that would cost an estimated $1 billion to develop. (Updated: 04/23/09 7:47 AM )
Toronto officials want more Bills games
Rogers Communications officials in Toronto have confirmed what observers on both sides of the border have been saying for weeks and months— that the communications giant wants more Buffalo Bills games in Toronto the next few years. (Updated: 04/18/09 7:09 AM )
Boom Days kick-off celebrates spring's arrival
The first time that Boom Days organizers dropped a big rubber ball into the water to celebrate the annual removal of the Lake Erie ice boom, they assumed that it would float down the Niagara River and over Niagara Falls, heralding in spectacular fashion the true arrival of spring on the Niagara Frontier. (Updated: 04/17/09 9:05 AM )
Heavy traffic warning issued for Easter holiday
Periods of heavy traffic are expected during the Easter holiday weekend on the area’s four international bridges between the U. S. and Canada, U. S. Customs and Border Protection advises. Travelers should make sure they have the proper documents to ease their entry into both countries. (Updated: 04/09/09 6:43 AM )
Condos, more frontage in Crystal Beach plan
A plan to nearly double the area of Crystal Beach’s public beach and add condominiums and a large pavilion and promenade between the beach and Erie Road was unveiled Wednesday in Fort Erie, Ont. (Updated: 04/09/09 6:43 AM )
NASCAR's Jeff Gordon aiding plan for Ontario racetrack
When golfing legends like Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer finish their playing days, they often become involved in golf course design. (Updated: 04/09/09 8:13 AM )
‘Top Hat’ ceremony set to open shipping season
ST. CATHARINES, Ont.—The Welland Canals Centre will reopen Tuesday with the traditional “Top Hat” ceremony aimed at marking the start of the shipping season. (Updated: 03/29/09 6:56 AM )
Skiing collision brings criminal charge
Collisions between people on ski slopes are relatively rare. Even more rare is the situation in which a Lancaster man has found himself: facing a criminal charge after a collision with a Kissing Bridge ski instructor, who suffered serious injuries. (Updated: 03/26/09 1:02 PM )
2 held in illegal poaching of turtles
Two local men are accused of illegally trapping snapping turtles and selling them to a company that turned them into meat. (Updated: 03/21/09 7:05 AM )
Delay urged in implementing ID rules
Rep. Louise M. Slaughter and other border- area lawmakers met Wednesday with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and asked her to delay the planned June 30 implementation of tougher border ID standards. (Updated: 03/19/09 11:26 AM )